The Return of “People Power” in the Philippines

Issue Date April 2001
Volume 12
Issue 2
Page Numbers 88-102
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The mass demonstrations that ousted President Joseph Estrada recalled those that had brought down dictator Ferdinand Marcos 15 years earlier. Yet the return of "People Power" raises some concerns about the health of Filipino democracy. 

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